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7. HOW TO MAKE CAPPUCCINO COFFEE
1. Prepare the espresso coee as described above, using suf-
ciently large cups. To use tall glasses, remove the drip tray
and stand the glasses on the mug and glass tray (A10);
2. Press (g. 12): the light ashes;
3. In the meantime, ll a container with about 100 grams of
milk for each cappuccino that will be prepared. For dense
and consistent froth, skim or semi-skimmed refrigerated
milk (about 5° C) should be used. When choosing the size of
the container, consider that the milk will increase in volume
two- or three-fold (g. 13).
4. Check that the frother dial (A14) is set to “CAPPUCCINO”
(g. 14);
5. Wait for the key to light up steadily, indicating that
the boiler has reached the ideal temperature to produce
steam.
6. Place an empty container under the frother and open the
dial for a few seconds to purge any water in the circuit.
Close the dial again.
7. Place the container with the milk under the frother.
8. Immerse the frother in the milk container, taking care never
to immerse the black-coloured ring (g. 15). Turn the dial
to position . The frother dispenses steam that gives
the milk a creamy appearance and increases its volume (g.
16) . For creamier steam, immerse the frother into the milk
and move the container slowly in circular motions, from the
bottom up.
9. When the temperature (ideally 60°C) and desired cream
density have been reached, stop the steam supply by turn-
ing the steam dial to position ○.
10. Pour the frothed milk into the cups containing the espresso
coee prepared previously. The cappuccino is ready: add
sugar to taste and, if desired, sprinkle some cocoa powder
over the froth.
Please note:
• to prepare more than one cappuccino, make all the coees
rst, then prepare the frothed milk for all the cappuccinos
at the end;
• To exit the steam function, press any of the keys. The
and lights ash to indicate that the steam dial must
be closed again (○ symbol). If the and
lights ash simultaneously to indicate that the tempera-
ture is too high to dispense coee, see section ‘7.3 Cooling
cycle’.
You should not deliver steam for more than
60 seconds.
7.1 Preparing hot milk
To prepare hot, unfrothed milk, follow the instructions above,
making sure the frother dial (A14) is positioned upwards, set to
“HOT MILK”.
7.2 Cleaning the frother after each use
Important:
For hygiene reasons, the frother should be cleaned after each
use.
Proceed as follows:
1. Release any trapped steam for a few seconds (points 2, 5
and 6 above), rotating the steam dial. This procedure will
drain any milk trapped inside the frother. Turn o the appli-
ance from the ON/OFF button.
2. Wait a few minutes for the frother to cool: with one hand,
hold the frother wand still and with the other, release the
frother itself by twisting it counter-clockwise, then pull it
downards (g. 17).
3. Remove the rubber steam nozzle from the wand, pulling it
downwards (g. 18).
4. Push the ring upwards and check that the holes indicated
by the arrow in g. 19 are not blocked. If necessary, clean
with the help of a pin;
5. Re-t the nozzle, moving the ring downwards, then rein-
sert the frother on the nozzle, turning and pushing it up-
wards until it clicks in.
7.3 Cooling cycle
If after using the steam function, the two and
lights ash simultaneously, indicating that the boiler needs to
cool down to reach the correct espresso temperature, proceed
as follows:
• place a container under the cappuccino maker;
• open the steam dial to dispense steam and hot water: the
light ashes;
• when the lights ( and ) ash, the boiler has
cooled: close the steam dial (when the boiler has cooled,
dispensing stops). The appliance is now ready for use.
8. HEATING WATER
1. Place a container under the hot water/steam dispenser.
2. Wait for the coee dispensing lights and to
turn on.
3. Turn the steam (A11) dial to . Hot water will come
out of the hot water/steam dispenser.
4. To stop the ow of hot water, turn the dial to ○.
You should not deliver hot water for more
than 60 seconds.